Macklin set for step up against Campas

MATTHEW MACKLIN takes on former world champion Yori Boy Campas at the next Ladbrokes.com Fight Night in the National Stadium, Dublin, on March 22 and this could be the fight of the year.

In 2006 both men were involved in two of the best fights of the year and on the same night. September 29, 2006, is a date neither Macklin nor Campas will forget in a hurry.

In Manchester, Macklin lost a brave bid for the British light middleweight title against Jamie Moore after 10 torrid rounds of phone booth warfare while just a few hours later, on the other side of the Atlantic, Campas gave John Duddy the fright of his life losing on a close decision.